RankCountryExports of Niobium/tantalum/vanadium ores & concs. in USD (2010)
1South Africa$126,063,247
2Hong Kong$33,547,287
3Rwanda$18,979,432
4Brazil$16,304,695
5Ethiopia$15,006,460
6Thailand$7,068,228
7United States$3,738,344
8Malaysia$3,257,120
9Korea, South$3,241,349
10Singapore$2,724,897
11Belgium$1,799,284
12Mozambique$1,227,712
13Russia$698,522
14Mexico$571,804
15Zimbabwe$403,380
16United Kingdom$400,029
17Italy$324,613
18India$289,073
19Iran$209,820
20Spain$118,300
21Colombia$75,328
22Nigeria$53,373
23Japan$53,211
24France$51,697
25Bolivia$44,770
26Sri Lanka$41,664
27Vietnam$26,800
28Canada$22,546
29New Zealand$17,381
30China$1,907
31Sweden$1,392
32Guatemala$1,268
33Kenya$362
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria$4      
Australia$58,058$129,743$50,526$171  $37,948
Belgium$2,357,787$597,926$1,205,106$627,788$176,575$1,799,284$2,190,349
Bolivia$115,190 $3,914$12,900 $44,770$611,414
Botswana$1,331      
Brazil$4,773,005$4,872,447$7,426,903$7,338,203$17,675,308$16,304,695$30,181,984
Burundi$260,792$174,002$926,241$1,397,919   
Canada$5,934,223$6,339,216$6,339,278$7,429,264$5,011,010$22,546$363,187
China $33,016$173  $1,907$2,819,674
Colombia $9,017   $75,328 
Costa Rica      $2,580
Denmark      $18,022
Estonia      $16,298
Ethiopia $124,265$919,193$856,905$742,595$15,006,460$25,780,889
Finland  $178,481$289,232   
France$34,839$33,894$161,919$61,955$51,405$51,697$36,174
Gabon $374$1,730$157   
Germany$8,113,000$18,798,000$7,005,000$4,216,000$3,010,000  
Greece    $3,203  
Guatemala    $116$1,268$893
Hong Kong$11,871,405$13,271,008$24,762,033$30,653,035$24,477,362$33,547,287$41,035,335
India$128,565$181,860$718,942$965,036$694,771$289,073$2,387,867
Indonesia$314,238$3,427,602$12,403,013$4,274,630$236,340  
Iran$32,655$16,480   $209,820 
Ireland  $14,834    
Israel $649,000$100,000    
Italy$126,447$1,539,024$919,840$1,087,624$397,173$324,613$1,262,053
Japan$1,163,177  $66,685 $53,211$7,045
Kazakhstan $44,800$116,480$62,720   
Kenya     $362 
Korea, South$1,818,541$844,658$9,288$297,387$6,000$3,241,349$2,192,146
Kuwait   $6,185   
Latvia      $6,327
Lithuania$22,315 $86,829$91,219   
Malawi      $26
Malaysia$199,222$43,307 $288,816$95,579$3,257,120$1,603,204
Mexico $2,972$30,780$51$287,900$571,804$360,400
Mozambique$332,251$139,729$154,370$1,651,849$2,250,544$1,227,712$2,152,000
Namibia$33,421      
Netherlands$323,354$42,716$31,575$1,474$306,962  
New Zealand     $17,381 
Nigeria    $26,063$53,373 
Norway  $448    
Oman    $39  
Poland $1,246     
Portugal$1,490      
Russia $2,375,522  $836$698,522 
Rwanda$12,489,577$11,052,686$19,654,342$37,631,971$18,029,798$18,979,432$39,000,318
Singapore$3,677,821$2,934,251$935,956$1,703,028$192,572$2,724,897$7,168,130
South Africa$58,116,494$66,211,513$53,605,373$66,683,746$125,731,197$126,063,247$258,878,598
Spain$23,135$197,902 $287,467$62,829$118,300 
Sri Lanka$25,483   $142,458$41,664$13,516
Sweden   $30,026$2,235$1,392$10,022
Tanzania  $8,295   $58,968
Thailand$3,604,073$3,724,417$1,520,878$196,304$201,979$7,068,228$1,834,230
Turkey $828     
Uganda  $62,382$8,505   
United Arab Emirates   $106,560   
United Kingdom$359,461$77,110$7,123$7,370$7,195$400,029$497
United States$20,812,028$74,120,801$82,294,520$5,410,977$6,615,392$3,738,344$4,919,924
Vietnam $100,325$84,226  $26,800 
Zambia$619 $2,717$77,880   
Zimbabwe$114,776$415,019$286,988$124,389$362,771$403,380